R. M. Row collection of Roman Imperial coins
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The collection includes 8 aurei (gold), 154 denarii (silver), 4 ancient barbaric counterfeit denarii (silver), 2 tetradrachms (silver), 1 drachm (silver), 2 ancient plated counterfeit denarii (silver-plated copper), 1 modern (circa 1600) Italian counterfeit denarius (silver); and 1 ancient barbaric counterfeit assarius (copper). The coins are Tiberian (155), Augustan (16), and Claudian (2).
Description
| Alternative title | The Tribute Penny |
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| Type of resource | mixed material |
| Extent | 173 ancient Roman Imperial coins |
| Place | Italy |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | Latin |
Creators/Contributors
| Collector | Row, Robert M. |
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Subjects
| Subject | Row, Robert M |
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| Subject | Coins, Roman > Sources |
| Subject | Gold coins > Rome > Sources |
| Subject | Coins > Collectors and collecting |
| Subject | Inscriptions, Latin > Sources |
| Subject | Numismatics, Roman |
Bibliographic information
| Acquisition | Gift of Robert M. Row and Louise M. Row, 2014. Accession 2014-007. |
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| Biographical/Historical | The R.M. Row collection of Roman Imperial coins was assembled for use during a 30-year study of the popular Roman imperial issue whose denarius in nicknamed "The Tribute Penny" because it is thought to have been the coin mentioned in the Bible as the one (possibly) shown to Jesus in the "render unto Caesar..." story. The results of the study were published in "The Tribute Penny: a guide to the Pontif Maxim Aureus-Denarius issue of Tiberius, AD 14-37" (Robert M. Row, 40 Acres Press, 2013), a copy of which is available with the coins for use in Special Collections. The study provides new date estimates, type descriptions, and statistical evidence of the denarius' role in the solution to the financial crisis of AD 33. |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/dq017bh9237 |
| Location | Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305 |